Moritake Station
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Moritake Station 森岳駅 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Moritake Station in May 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Moritake, Mitane-cho, Yamamoto-gun, Akita-ken 018-2303 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°6′11.48″N 140°4′15.19″E / 40.1031889°N 140.0708861°E / 40.1031889; 140.0708861 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 345.1 km from Fukushima | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 August 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 181 daily | ||||||||||||||||||
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  Moritake Station Location within Akita Prefecture  Moritake Station Moritake Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||
Moritake Station (森岳駅, Moritake-eki) is a railway station in the town of Mitane, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Moritake Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 345.1 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
Moritake Station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is attended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Akita and Ōmagari |
| 2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki |
History
Moritake Station opened on August 1, 1902 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Moritake, Akita. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 181 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2010 | 259[2] |
| 2015 | 214[3] |
Surrounding area
- Moritake Post Office
- Moritake Onsen
See also
References
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)